Bob Hall Pier
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
21Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 6 s, onshore wind, 11 kn (21 km/h)
Mon 2 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- NNE 12 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 66kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 121, too small
- Mon 27, too small
- Tue 322, too small
- Wed 420, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 68, too small
- Sat 718, too small
- Sun 838, poor
- Mon 955, fair
- Tue 1015, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jan1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 38, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 66kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 55, fair | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 63kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 19°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 13:23 −0.3 mHigh 22:51 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 14:41 −0.2 mHigh 23:09 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:06 +0.1 mHigh 08:41 +0.1 mLow 16:09 −0.1 mHigh 23:17 +0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jan
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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More surf near here
3 places
- Horace Caldwell Pier 31.8 km away
- Port Aransas 32 km away
- St. Joe's Island 33.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bob Hall Pier
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (116°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (296°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 172). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Aransas. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,070–US$1,920 each
about US$1,070–US$1,920 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CRP, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$194–US$402 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$80–US$134 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,070–US$1,920 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Port Aransas
56 min by car · 107 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Port Aransas its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Port Aransas, 32 km (about 1h by car)
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 9h
About 9h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CRP, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 55 min by road
Flights MDW → CRP on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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